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20 Sep 2014

The Greener Gloucestershire Festival

The Greener
Gloucestershire Festival is happening at the University of
Gloucestershire, Park Campus, Cheltenham this weekend from 12pm – 5pm!

Come along and
join the celebration of all things sustainable in Gloucestershire – from
local community initiatives and projects to local beer and face
painting.

The festival aims to find out more about putting
sustainable living into practice, with advice, information and support
from many local experts, as well as interactive talks and discussions on
topics such as G.M., carbon reductions, faith
and sustainability and communications skills for effective
sustainability.

The first event of its kind is organised by the
Greener Gloucestershire Team at UoG Students’ Union, hopes to bring
Gloucestershire communities together with staff and students to
celebrate the amazing work in sustainability done by volunteers,
organisations and businesses working to keep Gloucestershire a healthy,
green and beautiful place to live. There will be something to meet the
needs and interests of everyone, young and old – green and blue! The
festival will be host to workshops, music, real
ale and cider and the a chance for bakers and makers to exhibit at the
impressive Cheltenham Connect Village Show

Stall holders from across the county will be selling their local produce
and sharing their green initiatives and campaigns. This looks to be an
eclectic event with delicious food, local cider and ale, and music from
local bands including UkesAnon and Talis.

Greener Gloucestershire is a partnership between
Gloucestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (GFirst LEP) and the
University of Gloucestershire Students’ Union, and aims to enhance the
student experience while they live and study in the
county. The project was funded by the Higher Education Funding Council
for England (HEFCE) backed National Union of Students (NUS) Students’
Green Fund.

Greener Gloucestershire project manager Rachel
Purdon is looking forward to the inaugural festival: "We're delighted to
be hosting the inaugural Greener Gloucestershire Festival on Park
Campus. It is a perfect opportunity to come along
and ask some questions about what sustainability really means, and have
your say on what you want the future of Gloucestershire to look like –
as well as trying some delicious

food and drink.

“Everyone is welcome to come along - whether you're
interested in gardening or electric cars, saving bees or football –
we’d love to see you there.”

Greener Gloucestershire an independent group not
affiliated to the Green Party. We support them because we share their green vision for a better future. We are glad to host news,
press releases, events and announcements from any group, organisation, charity,
or business that share our aims and beliefs.

"Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day I can hear her breathing."Arundhati Roy

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